World Haiku Series 2021 (43) Haiku by PanchDharma

Podiums of matrimony Or of death, what if ? Flowers smile 結婚の式壇または死の、もしかしたら？花が笑う Her shadow is black A fair girl 彼女の影は黒いフェアな女の子 Let off in an old age home a father accounts Glory of his son 老齢の家で降りる父親がアカウントする息子の栄光を Duty accomplished Disregard of result Rising sun 達成された義務結果は無視朝日 A violent struggle with the … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (43) Haiku by PanchDharma →

World Haiku Series 2021 (42) Haiku by Padmasiri Jayathilaka

Picking up basil seeds on her red lips バジルの種を拾う彼女の赤い唇に Spiral of moths Street lamp flickers and flickers 蛾の渦巻き街灯明滅が続く Flying so high your shadow upon the earth とても高く飛ぶあなたの影地上に I held my breathe to hear the still of the autumn forest 息を止めた聞くために秋の森の静けさを Drizzle, Campfire hisses and crackles Stars aloft … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (42) Haiku by Padmasiri Jayathilaka →

World Haiku Series 2021 (41) Haiku by Nikolay Grankin

our plans . . . the straight paths of a cemetery 私たちの計画墓地へのまっすぐな道 autumn sun a little girl on her father’s shoulders picks an apple 秋の太陽父親の肩に乗った少女がリンゴを摘み取る rumors of war the wasps on a cut melon 戦争の噂カットされたメロンにスズメバチ first butterfly the raised ear of a puppy 初蝶子犬の上がった耳 young orchard on … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (41) Haiku by Nikolay Grankin →

World Haiku Series 2021 (40) Haiku by Neena Singh

quiet mourners a half-eaten peach on the table (is/let, February 12, 2021) 静かな会葬者食べかけの桃テーブルの上に *** granny's crooning awakens the baby winter sunshine (Wales Haiku Journal Winter issue 2021, February 2021) おばあちゃんのクルーニング赤ちゃんを目覚めさせる冬の日差し *** half moon in the bamboo grove— a tryst with wind (Presence Issue 69, March 2021) 半月竹林の中風とのデート *** spring … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (40) Haiku by Neena Singh →

World Haiku Series 2021 (39) Haiku by Natalia Kuznetsova

a storm all night through ... thundering cymbals with rain drumming on the roof / World Haiku Review, Summer 2021, Neo-Classical, Haiku of Merit/ 一晩中嵐雨と共に雷鳴のシンバル屋根の上でドラミング —- cherry blossoms heavy with rain ... widowhood /VCBF Haiku Invitational 2021, Honourable Mention/ 桜の花雨で重い未亡人 —— rising dawn - pink mist of blossoms in no one’s … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (39) Haiku by Natalia Kuznetsova →

World Haiku Series 2021 (38) Haiku by Nani Mariani

morning and morning barefoot gravel 朝と朝裸足砂利 Moonlight a piece of poetry hang pen 月光詩の一部ペンを掛ける the wind blows loneliness in winter natural fragrance 風が吹く冬の孤独自然の香り in winter old beggar blows the flute my handkerchief is wet 冬に年老いた乞食がフルートを吹く私のハンカチが濡れる on the way I talk to me heaven or hell 途中私は私に話しかける … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (38) Haiku by Nani Mariani →

World Haiku Series 2021 (37) Haiku by 石渡みずき (Mizuki Ishiwatari)

灼熱を生き延びた枯木を誇りに思う　Bare branches Never beaten by the burning sun Their survival worth admiring いずれ溶ける雪を何故掻く？　 ―この瞬間のために　Shoveling snow this high That is For a moment’s living 山は遠く　微かな灰と青の影　Shades of gray and blue Mountains look so faint Standing still in the distance 父との思い出　母は宝石箱に　Precious times Of her married life Mother’s jewelry box アスファルトに雪　冬将軍の到来　Snow softly covers Asphalt … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (37) Haiku by 石渡みずき (Mizuki Ishiwatari) →

World Haiku Series 2021 (36) Haiku by Milan Rajkumar

weavingfor the next life —a caterpillar Honourable mention in monthly Kukaihttps://thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-kukai-march-2021/ 織っている次の人生のために毛虫 ********* a single candle . . .for the ailing worldnight before diwali Frogpond 44.1 • 2021 たった一本のキャンドル病んでいる世界のためにディワリ祭の前夜 *********** hot noonthe sweet seller and fliesnap together Presence issue #70 https://haikupresence.org/ 暑い正午キャンディーの売り手とハエ一緒に昼寝 ************* far from home –a bowl of … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (36) Haiku by Milan Rajkumar →

World Haiku Series 2021 (35) Haiku by Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan

a ripe grape bunch to my lips offering offering sweet moonlight 熟したブドウの房私の唇に捧げる甘い月明かりを捧げる 13th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest 2021. (http://samidare.jp/basho/box/13th%20english%20haiku%20contest%20(results)pdf.pdf) * in the moonlight the first petals of the plum tree reflecting silence 月明かりの下で梅の木の最初の花びら沈黙を反映する The Asahi Haikuist Network, 3/19/2021. (https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/14267890) * distance learning the garden covered with writing 通信教育 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (35) Haiku by Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan →

World Haiku Series 2021 (33) Haiku by Marietta McGregor

My haiku and photo haiga (The haiku are all written and published in 2021) a basket of shells other tides wetting other children 貝殻のバスケット他の潮が濡らしている他の子供たちを sun shower passing a hillside shimmers into birdsong にわか雨が過ぎる丘の中腹がきらめく鳥のさえずりに ripe mango that delicious shiver after rain 熟したマンゴーそのおいしい震え雨上がり winter chill on the dog a scent … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (33) Haiku by Marietta McGregor →